Scrubs (2001)

Comedy · Drama

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (287,990 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

8.10 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 8.7 24 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My First Day	8.3	3,164
2	My Mentor	8.0	2,462
3	My Best Friend's Mistake	7.8	2,316
4	My Old Lady	9.1	3,451
5	My Two Dads	8.1	2,110
6	My Bad	8.1	2,084
7	My Super Ego	7.9	1,994
8	My Fifteen Minutes	8.0	1,977
9	My Day Off	8.0	1,910
10	My Nickname	8.0	1,936
11	My Own Personal Jesus	7.7	1,963
12	My Blind Date	8.1	1,868
13	My Balancing Act	7.8	1,822
14	My Drug Buddy	8.1	1,847
15	My Bed Banter & Beyond	8.4	2,004
16	My Heavy Meddle	7.7	1,726
17	My Student	7.8	1,747
18	My Tuscaloosa Heart	7.7	1,719
19	My Old Man	8.0	1,730
20	My Way or the Highway	7.8	1,646
21	My Sacrificial Clam	7.6	1,635
22	My Occurrence	9.0	2,349
23	My Hero	8.7	1,937
24	My Last Day	8.7	1,799

Season 2 (2002)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 8.5 24 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Overkill	8.5	1,931
2	My Nightingale	7.8	1,574
3	My Case Study	7.9	1,521
4	My Big Mouth	7.7	1,508
5	My New Coat	7.7	1,493
6	My Big Brother	7.8	1,518
7	My First Step	7.9	1,491
8	My Fruit Cups	8.1	1,524
9	My Lucky Day	8.0	1,499
10	My Monster	8.0	1,513
11	My Sex Buddy	8.1	1,481
12	My New Old Friend	8.0	1,458
13	My Philosophy	8.5	1,730
14	My Brother, My Keeper	7.8	1,461
15	His Story	8.6	1,619
16	My Karma	8.0	1,422
17	My Own Private Practice Guy	7.9	1,414
18	My T.C.W.	8.5	1,600
19	My Kingdom	7.8	1,381
20	My Interpretation	8.2	1,450
21	My Drama Queen	7.9	1,378
22	My Dream Job	8.5	1,544

Season 3 (2003)

8.17 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 24 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Own American Girl	8.0	1,431
2	My Journey	7.8	1,403
3	My White Whale	7.8	1,396
4	My Lucky Night	8.0	1,368
5	My Brother, Where Art Thou?	8.1	1,391
6	My Advice to You	7.9	1,349
7	My Fifteen Seconds	8.4	1,465
8	My Friend the Doctor	8.2	1,379
9	My Dirty Secret	7.8	1,323
10	My Rule of Thumb	7.7	1,310
11	My Clean Break	7.8	1,308
12	My Catalyst	8.9	1,832
13	My Porcelain God	8.6	1,569
14	My Screwup	9.7	6,842
15	My Tormented Mentor	8.0	1,384
16	My Butterfly	8.7	1,636
17	My Moment of Un-Truth	7.8	1,287
18	His Story II	7.9	1,301
19	My Choosiest Choice of All	8.0	1,351
20	My Fault	8.2	1,306
21	My Self-Examination	8.1	1,313
22	My Best Friend's Wedding	8.4	1,404

Season 4 (2004)

8.14 avg 25 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Old Friend's New Friend	8.4	1,335
2	My Office	8.1	1,263
3	My New Game	8.0	1,249
4	My First Kill	8.0	1,260
5	Her Story	7.9	1,259
6	My Cake	8.8	1,622
7	My Common Enemy	7.8	1,267
8	My Last Chance	8.7	1,544
9	My Malpractical Decision	8.0	1,253
10	My Female Trouble	8.1	1,300
11	My Unicorn	8.2	1,445
12	My Best Moment	8.6	1,458
13	My Ocardial Infarction	7.8	1,216
14	My Lucky Charm	8.2	1,480
15	My Hypocritical Oath	8.0	1,207
16	My Quarantine	8.0	1,236
17	My Life in Four Cameras	8.3	1,471
18	My Roommates	8.1	1,212
19	My Best Laid Plans	8.4	1,337
20	My Boss's Free Haircut	8.3	1,256
21	My Lips Are Sealed	8.0	1,162
22	My Big Move	8.1	1,180
23	My Faith in Humanity	7.8	1,184
24	My Drive By	7.8	1,164
25	My Changing Ways	8.0	1,164

Season 5 (2006)

8.24 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Intern's Eyes	7.9	1,252
2	My Rite of Passage	7.7	1,175
3	My Day at the Races	8.1	1,290
4	My Jiggly Ball	8.4	1,323
5	My New God	7.8	1,269
6	My Missed Perception	7.8	1,182
7	My Way Home	9.1	2,267
8	My Big Bird	8.2	1,278
9	My Half-Acre	8.6	1,492
10	Her Story II	8.2	1,276
11	My Buddy's Booty	7.8	1,149
12	My Cabbage	8.2	1,246
13	My Five Stages	8.4	1,298
14	My Own Personal Hell	7.9	1,137
15	My Extra Mile	8.1	1,208
16	My Bright Idea	8.4	1,232
17	My Chopped Liver	8.0	1,175
18	My New Suit	7.7	1,162
19	His Story III	8.5	1,349
20	My Lunch	9.6	4,591
21	My Fallen Idol	9.2	2,070
22	My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu	7.8	1,210
23	My Urologist	8.0	1,194
24	My Transition	8.3	1,205

Season 6 (2006)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 24 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Mirror Image	8.0	1,266
2	My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby	8.1	1,260
3	My Coffee	7.8	1,163
4	My House	8.1	1,228
5	My Friend with Money	7.6	1,166
6	My Musical	8.9	3,917
7	His Story IV	8.1	1,334
8	My Road to Nowhere	8.4	1,243
9	My Perspective	8.0	1,141
10	My Therapeutic Month	7.8	1,148
11	My Night to Remember	5.3	1,708
12	My Fishbowl	7.8	1,234
13	My Scrubs	8.1	1,190
14	My No Good Reason	8.7	1,477
15	My Long Goodbye	9.0	1,764
16	My Words of Wisdom	8.1	1,183
17	Their Story	8.4	1,293
18	My Turf War	7.9	1,159
19	My Cold Shower	8.4	1,376
20	My Conventional Wisdom	8.4	1,232
21	My Rabbit	8.0	1,135
22	My Point of No Return	8.3	1,359

Season 7 (2007)

7.91 avg 11 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 24 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Own Worst Enemy	8.1	1,366
2	My Hard Labor	7.8	1,140
3	My Inconvenient Truth	7.7	1,104
4	My Identity Crisis	7.8	1,089
5	My Growing Pains	7.9	1,091
6	My Number One Doctor	8.0	1,103
7	My Bad Too	7.6	1,086
8	My Manhood	7.8	1,067
9	My Dumb Luck	8.5	1,260
10	My Waste of Time	7.8	1,068
11	My Princess	8.0	1,492

Season 8 (2009)

8.07 avg 19 episodes 7.9 → 9.7 21 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Jerks	7.9	1,325
2	My Last Words	9.3	2,684
3	My Saving Grace	7.7	1,119
4	My Happy Place	8.0	1,173
5	My ABC's	8.1	1,195
6	My Cookie Pants	8.0	1,107
7	My New Role	7.8	1,078
8	My Lawyer's in Love	8.3	1,246
9	My Absence	7.5	1,072
10	My Comedy Show	7.6	1,057
11	My Nah Nah Nah	7.5	1,068
12	Their Story II	7.5	1,049
13	My Full Moon	7.7	1,115
14	My Soul on Fire: Part 1	7.8	1,129
15	My Soul on Fire: Part 2	8.2	1,244
16	My Cuz	7.7	1,042
17	My Chief Concern	8.0	1,108
18	My Finale: Part 1	9.1	2,259
19	My Finale: Part 2	9.7	6,598

Season 9 (2009)

6.21 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 6.1 25 min avg

Shape drift

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Our First Day of School	6.4	1,241
2	Our Drunk Friend	6.4	995
3	Our Role Models	6.4	934
4	Our Histories	6.5	908
5	Our Mysteries	6.2	843
6	Our New Girl-Bro	6.1	841
7	Our White Coats	6.2	837
8	Our Couples	5.9	862
9	Our Stuff Gets Real	6.5	852
10	Our True Lies	6.2	816
11	Our Dear Leaders	5.8	824
12	Our Driving Issues	6.0	823
13	Our Thanks	6.1	941

Scrubs (2001)

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